There has been a 9% reduction in recorded domestic abuse crimes in the last year, down from 786 incidents in 2013/14 to 715 in 2014/15.

Other reductions in Aylesbury Vale in 2014/15 include theft of vehicles down by 19%, from 116 incidents to 94, theft from the person down by 10.7% from 159 incidents to 142, public order offences down 25.4% from 279 incidents to 208,

Overall crime across the local policing area is down by 0.9%, with incidents down from 7,687 in 2013/14 to 7,617 in 2014/15.

There were 42.07 crimes per 1,000 people in Aylesbury Vale in 2014/15, compared to 52.33 crimes per 1,000 people across the Thames Valley as a whole.

Supt Wright added: “I am pleased that recorded crime has continued to fall, and that the Aylesbury Vale continues to have relatively low levels of crime overall.

“I hope this reassures the public that this is a safe place to live, work and visit.

“Having said that, we cannot rest on our laurels and will continue to work hard every day to prevent crimes and, when they do happen, bring the perpetrators to justice.

“We are going through the process of working out how we will evolve for the future now.

“We are looking at what areas to focus on slightly less and what areas to focus on more.

“That is always going to be a challenge given the austerity measures we are facing.”

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